I Dance for Freedom
In my heart is the heart of every woman
The longings of my body are the longings of the feminine everywhere
There are not billions of women in the world
There is one sacred feminine essence
Expressing its diversity through so many forms…
Our feelings, like our cycles, long to sync
In my heart is the heart of every woman
And through my body I will live the impulses her circumstances don’t yet allow her to
I move for all those told to sit still
I make sound for all those told to be quiet
I push boundaries for all those who are bound
The essence of the feminine is freedom
As much as it is love
Without the freedom to choose it, there is no love
Only dependance…
For all those who have been shamed, I am shameless
For all who have been controlled, I am liberated
For all those who have been forced, I protect myself
For all those who have been inhibited, I am wild
My yes and my no are both my own, and both expressions of my freedom
I am sovereign, whole, and the master of my own destiny
You may appreciate me, and love me…which will heal you
But you may not possess or control me
For all the women who have been forced to cover themselves, I reveal my nakedness
For all whose sex has been shamed, I am wanton
For all who have been told they have to choose, I see beauty in every man, and use my own to soften and ennoble him, and remind him of his own heart
For all who have been told to feel less, I heighten all of them and turn them into art, giving others the permission to be fully human again.
For all who have been made less alive in any way, I dance.
A woman’s body and feelings are inseparable
Both meant to move with the currents of life
Uninhibited, they sparkle.
A woman’s body is meant to dance
Moved by feelings that have no words
Yet need expressed
Her movement is the language of the ineffable
And how her deepest heart is made manifest in the world
Her body was made to create life
Every impulse in it is an expression of creation
All sacred…
The breadth and depth of her aliveness are the only meaningful measures of her success
I dance because in life’s loving itself, it offered to existence the gift of the feminine
The same forces that lead the moon in its celestial dance, dance me.
I dance, because freedom and love are the nature of every woman.
~An ode to the life work of Laura Martin~ http://www.flyinglaura.com/
For a video of her Championship click here.
There will be live erotic dance and performance art at Poly Palooza, a 4 day poly festival at a clothing optional resort in Desert Hotsprings on Oct. 10-14, 2013. Check out www.PolyPalooza.com
If you liked this poem and want to hear more revolutionary ideas from the author, Daniel will be speaking as one of the panelists at Poly Palooza (And doing spoken word at the Tantra Theater Talent Show.)
Photos by Rob Armstrong, Namaste Media and Rich Van.